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Vandal-resistant switch assembly

CA 1257635 A · Owner: Santiago, Elias · Inventors: Santiago, Elias

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An electrical switch assembly having a first switch contact member behind a housing panel which has an opening through which the shank of a bolt extends. The bolt shank carries a second switch contact member for engagement with the first switch contact member. An enlarged head on the bolt has a flat rear face for engaging the front of the housing panel around the opening. A rigid washer on the bolt shank is spaced slightly farther from the rear face of the bolt head than the thickness of the panel at the opening so that, normally the shank of the bolt tilts downward inside the housing. This establishes a first position of the second switch contact member, which is on the bolt shank with …

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  • Granted July 18, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 18, 2006.
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FiledSeptember 25, 1985
GrantedJuly 18, 1989
Term endedJuly 18, 2006
Patent numberCA 1257635 A
Classification (IPC)H01H9/00 +2 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedSep 25, 1985Patent grantedJuly 18, 1989Term endedJuly 18, 2006

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